[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 19106-19107]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    TRIBUTE TO DR. RUDOLPH E. WATERS

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I want to pay tribute to a great educator 
who has fought diligently on behalf of all Mississippi students.
  Dr. Rudolph E. Waters has been employed at Alcorn State University, 
the nation's oldest historically black land-grant institution since 
1957. Over the past 40 years, Dr. Waters has worked tirelessly to 
improve education standards.
  While at Alcorn State, Dr. Waters has served as Dean of Students, 
Dean of Instruction, Coordinator of Title III Programs, Vice President, 
Interim President, and Executive Vice President. In 1964, while serving 
as Dean of Instruction, he was a participant in the Institute for 
Academic Deans at Harvard University.
  Born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, Waters received his B.S.C. from 
DePaul University in 1954. After studying for his master's degree at 
Boston University and doing a stint at Southern Illinois University, he 
received his Doctorate of Philosophy from Kansas State University in 
1977.
  His professional affiliations include the American Association for 
Higher Education, the National Association of

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Collegiate Deans and Registrars, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Mu Delta, and 
the National Society for the Study of Education.
  Dr. Waters has worked with youth of all ages. He has been a member of 
the Commission on School Accreditation; the Commission of 
Interinstitutional Cooperation for Alcorn State University and 
Mississippi State University; and a member of the board of directors 
for several organizations including the Andrew Jackson Council of the 
Boy Scouts of America, the University Press of Mississippi and the 
National Commission for Cooperative Education.
  Dr. Waters's commitment to excellence has allowed him to serve on 
visitation teams for the Commission on Colleges of the Southern 
Association of Colleges and Schools and the Council on Study and 
Accreditation. In his work, he has advised schools across the southeast 
including Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Alabama Lutheran Junior 
College in Selma, Morris College of Sumter, South Carolina; and Natchez 
College in Mississippi.
  He has been awarded several special honors and commendations 
throughout his professional career including the Outstanding Educator 
Award from Rust College in 1976, the Alumni Fellow Award from Kansas 
State in 1988, and the Kappan Of The Year from the Utica chapter of Phi 
Delta Kappa in 1993.
  Dr. Waters's writings have focused on teaching and the shaping of 
young minds He authored ``Implications of Studies on Class and School 
Size for Programs in Business Education in the Public Secondary 
Schools'' and ``A Profile of Presidents of Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities.'' He also co-authored ``Justice, Society, and the 
Individual: Improving the Human Condition'' which was published in the 
1978 Yearbook of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum 
Development.
  Dr. Waters is not only a great educator, but a great rhetorician and 
historian. On numerous occasions, he has been called upon to represent 
the university at both state and national events. He has a great 
knowledge of history and a distinguished usage of rhetoric and 
philosophy.
  On the campus, Dr. Waters is loved by administrators students and 
faculty. His kindness and gentle manner are always appreciated, and his 
upbeat spirit and attitude are an attribute is caught by all who come 
in contact with him.
  I commend Dr. Waters for all he has accomplished and all that he has 
yet to achieve. Dr. Waters is truly a shining star for Alcorn State 
University and for all Mississippians.

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